Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has interdicted two officers arrested in Garissa by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on fraud charges.
In a statement on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, KFS announced that the two officers have been interdicted with immediate effect.
“Following the arrest of two KFS staff in Garissa County by EACC on fraud charges, the service confirms that the two have been interdicted with immediate effect,” the statement read in part.
Their interdiction follows a statement from EACC, which indicated that the duo were nabbed hatching and executing a fraudulent scheme where they overpaid casual employees engaged by the institution and later demanded they surrender the overpaid money.
“The suspects, Elphas Tembu Wesonga, conservator, and Ibrahim Aden Hussein, accountant, were arrested in an operation mounted by the commission on Tuesday, and a total of Ksh73,000 was part of the day’s collection from the casual employees recovered,” the EACC statement indicated.
“The two were processed at EACC North Eastern Regional Offices in Garissa and later booked at Garissa Police Station pending further processing,” it added.
Warning to staff
Following the interdiction of the duo, KFS sent a warning to its staff against engaging in any form of corruption. The government authority indicated that it will not hesitate to take action against any of its employees found culpable.
“The Service does not condone any form of corruption, and any other similar cases will be dealt with in a swift and decisive manner.
“To deter corruption, all KFS staff are made well aware of the anti-corruption policy, staff code of conduct, and whistleblowers,” KFS made it clear.
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— Kenya Forest Service (@KeForestService) September 25, 2024
